Essential Minnesota
By The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Description
Every Friday some of the best reporters in Minnesota dig into one important local story. Host Melissa Townsend brings her distinct curiosity and humor to these weekly deep-dive conversations with journalists from the Minnesota Star Tribune where they break down the facts, the players and the impact. No spin, pretense or A.I. – just great local stories that matter to Minnesota and beyond. It’s what we do best. Available Fridays at 4:30 A.M. Central.
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Minnesota’s new immigrant detention facility
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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How transfer athletes change high school sports
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Tasting 104 New Fair Foods in One Day
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Inside the Making of the Annunciation Diaries
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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The ballots are set. What do candidates need to do now to win in November?
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Summer Break -- we'll be back the week of August 10th
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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Summer Break -- we'll be back the week of August 10th
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Minnesota elections face new challenges as federal support is pulled back
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Minnesota’s Wildfires: Smoke, the Boundary Waters & Climate Change
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve Breaks One More Record
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Happy July 4th - see you next week
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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How Minnesota's new flag became a political flashpoint
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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The investigation into the OALC church and its abusers
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Mistakes and Mysteries: Inside the manhunt for assassin Vance Boelter
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Bonus: Assassin Vance Boelter Pleads Guilty
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Behind the fall of the Minneapolis Chief of Police
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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We're taking a break - back next week
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May 29, 2026 |
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Three Republicans, one endorsement: Inside the GOP's fight for Minnesota Governor
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May 22, 2026 |
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The debate over high school transfer athletes
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May 15, 2026 |
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How the ban on mining near the BWCAW was reversed
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May 08, 2026 |
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Why did Bushel Boy tomatoes mysteriously disappear?
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May 01, 2026 |
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The Threats Against Minnesotans in Public Office
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Stories from the critic who knew the Purple One best
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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The Minnesota Legislature’s plan to tackle fraud this session - part 3
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Did Operation Metro Surge root out Medicaid fraud in Minn? part 2
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Fact v. Fiction: What’s the real story with fraud in Minn. part 1
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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We’re cooking up something big - back next week
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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The Sextortion "Pandemic" That’s Hitting Minnesota
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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How a “meltdown” is impacting Minnesota
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Three shootings, two deaths, zero cooperation
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Minnesotans in Hiding
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Comparing Notes: Lessons from the ICE surge in Chicago
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Tackled, shackled and then what?
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Is Minnesota a sanctuary state and can its jails be opened to ICE?
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The escalation of Operation Metro Surge and the shooting of Renee Good
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The Minnesota gun law that’s working
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The man leading Annunciation School after a mass shooting
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The religious background of alleged assassin Vance Boelter
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Introducing Essential Minnesota
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Jan 29, 2026 |